Harvesting machinery.



C. R. RANEY, B. R. BENIAVIIN & R. C. LIVESAY.

HARVESTING MACHINERY.

APPLICATION FILED 'Fm 6. 1913.

3&99., Patented July 17, 1917.

' 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

-C.,R. RANEY, B. R. BENJAMIN @L R. C. LIVESAY.

HAR'vEsTING MAcHmERY.

APPucATloN miao ri. 6. 1913.

Patnted July 17, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

i ric CLEMMA. E. RANEY, OE CHICAGO, einen it EENJAiYiiN, croi-1n Peak, AND ROBERT C.

LIvEsAY, orivroLI-NE, inniNois, .assieNoEs ro iNrEisNA'rICNAL nnavns'rnn COM- PANE' CE NEW JERSEY, a CORPORATION or NEW JERSEY.

nAnvEs'iiNe MACi'iINEaY.

Application inea February e, 1913.

To all whom t may concern:

Be 1t known that We, CLEMMA R. RANEY,

BERT R. BENJAMIN, and ROBERT C. LIvEsAY,

citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, Oak Park, and Moline, respectively, in the county of Cook, county of Cook, and county of Rock lsland, respectively, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harvesting Machinery, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

Our invention relates to harvesting inachinery.

It has for its object to control the sheaf binding and discharging mechanism of a binder in an improved manner and render the same especially adapted to use in connection `with a shocker. A further object of our invention is to place the sheaf discharging mechanism of a binder under the controlv of the shocker so that the latter sets this mechanism in operation to deliver the sheaves only at predetermined timesl best suited to the satisfactory operation of the shocker. We attain these objects by the provision of improved controlling means automatically cooperating with the sheaf delivering mechanism of a shocker and the sheaf forming and discharging mechanism of a binder in an improved manner to lock or unlock the binder automatically at predetermined times in the operation of the shocker, and thereby automatically control the discharge of the sheaves from the binder and the delivery of the same to the shocker.

ln orderto disclose our invention clearly and fully, vve have illustrated one embodiment of the same in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same is shown to be adapted to use in connection with an automatic shocker of the Raney type and a 1binder of the McCormick type. It is to be understood, however, that our invention is susceptible of assuming other forms than that shoivn` herein for purposes of illustration. m

Figure l is a front elevation of the binder and cooperatingmechanisnfi.v

specification of Letters raient.

resented July 17, 1917.

serial No. 746,548.

F ig. 2 is an elevation of a shocker and the stu-bbleivard side of the binder. I

The construction shown, when broadly considered, comprises an automatic shocker cooperating in an improved manner with the sheaf forming and discharging` mechanism of an automatic binder through improved automatic operating and controlling mechanism hereinafter more specifically d'escri'bed. l

The shocker sho'vvn is provided with an' automatic sheaf delivering member or fork l, adapted to be oscillatcd about its pivot 2 on a shocker frame 3 through a resilient crank connection 4 and a chain and sprocket connection 5, driven from a suitable source of power in such a manner as to deliver sheaves ejected from abinder to the cradle 8 and the shock binding and discharging mechanism of the shocker operable upon the same when therein. The sheaves are received by the fork l when in the dotted line c position shoivn in Fig. 2, and are delivered thereby to the cradle 3 and the binding and discharging mechanism carried at the rear of the shocker frame 3', Twhen the fork is in the full line position shown. Inasmu'ch as' the shock binding` and discharging mechanisms of the shocker, however, form no part of our joint invention, specific description and illustration of the same has been emitted from this case in order to facilitate consideration of the same.

The sheaf delivering mechanism of the shocker is automatically controlled in any desired manner, as, for instance, by al longitudinally extending tripping member 6 pivotally mounted on the front of the frame 3 and having upon its front end an upwardly extending tripping arm 7 projecting upward at one side of the member 1 when in sheaf receiving position and in the path of the sheaves delivered thereto.' This tripping member 6 is provided with a bovved clutch controlling` member 8 upon its rear end engaging in a predetermined position with the clutch Vcontrolling finger 9 of ai clutch 10 controlling' the connection of the sheaf delivering mechanism to its source of power. Means are likewise provided in the shape of'a lever 11,'pivotally and resiliently mounted at 12 upon a portion of the frame 6 adjacent the fork pivot 2 and operable through one of the link connections 13 of the shock binding mechanism, to engage the clutch controlling finger 9 and throw the sheaf delivering mechanism out of gear while the binding mechanism is being operated. As shown, the sheaf delivering member or fork 1 of the shocker is supported in its sheaf receiving position upon a bar or pipe 14 projecting from beneath the binder deck 15 of a binder.

.In our improvement we provide improved automatic mechanism actuated automatically by the sheaf delivering member 1 as it moves to and from this sheaf receiving position to lock or unlock the sheaf discharging mechanism of the binder and thus f automatically control and time the delivery shown herein, the tripping lever 16 is a substantially L-shaped and mounted at the upper end of a standard 19 projecting upwardly from the pipe 14 at a point between the fork 1 and the binder deck 15, and substantially beneath the outer edge of an elongated supplemental binder deck 20 supported by the pipe 14. The long arm of this lever 16 extends beneath the fork 1, while the short downwardly extending arm of the same is pivotally connected to the link 17. This link 17 is limited in its movement by an upwardly extending guide 21 carried by the pipe 14, and is pivotally connected Y at its inner end at a point substantially beneath the outer edge of theV deck 15, to a downwardly extending substantially U- shaped portion 22 of the binder clutch controlling member 18, journaled at 23 beneath the outer edge of the binder deck 15. One end of this clutch controlling member 18 is provided with an inwardlyV extending arm 24 extending substantially at right angles to the body portion thereof and provided at its end with a downardly curved or bowed portion A25, having a laterally extending lug 26 formed on the end thereof and protruded into the same vertical plane as the clutch controlling pawl 27v of thev binder clutch 28, and movable into or out of engagement therewithV when the tripping lever 16 is rocked about its pivot by the movement of the fork 1.

The binder and the sheaf forming and discharging mechanism per se, while improved in certain respects to permit them to cooperate with our improved controlling mechanism, are of standard construction and have accordingly not been illustrated in detail, since the general construction of the same is well-known. The parts thereof are shown in front elevation in Fig. 1. This mechanism includes a rotating power shaft 29 .operatively connected through any suitable mechanism (not shown) with the main wheel 30 of the binder, and carrying upon its outer end the binder clutch 28. This power shaft 2S) is operatively connected to discharge arms 31 through a substantially one to three O'earing connection 32-33 (Fig. 2) and is adapted to rotate the same at predetermined times to throw the discharge arms 81 about their axis upon a shaft 34- and discharge a sheaf onto the supplemental deck 20 and beneath the spring bars 35 thereof. Operatively connected to the shaft 84 is a camA wheel 36 adapted to actuate a link and crank connection 37-38 pivotally connected at its lower end to a clutch controlling member 39 which is splined'interAv mediate its ends upon a rotatable shaft 40, carried beneath the binder deck, and is movable into and out of engagement with the clutch controlling pawl 27 of the binder clutch. In order that the link connection 37-38 may also control the clutch controlling member 18, it is provided with a pivot pin 41 which protrudes into the plane of the arm 24 of the member 18 in such a manner as to underlie the same when raised beneath the same. A compressor arm or trip hook 42 is mounted on an arm 48 fixed to the shaft beneath the binder deck and protrudes upward through the same in the path of the grain. This compressor arm is resiliently mounted in the usual manner and acts as an abutment against which the grain is packed by the usual packer arms 44 pivoted to a shaft 45 and operated through the usual crank connection from the shaft 29. Tnasmuch as the resilient connection of the compressor arm 42 is well-known, illustration of the same has been omitted. At a point beneath the binder deck the compressor arm 42 is rigidly attached to the shaft 40 so that upon movement of the same to and from the dotted position shown it also acts to rotate this shaft. Cooperating with this mechanism when a sheaf has been packed is the binding needle 46, which is rotatably mounted upon a shaft 47 and operatively connected to the cam wheel 36 through i1 pivoted link connection 48-49, so that when the cam 36 is rotated the needle 46 is thrown around into a position wherein its twine carrying end extends through the breastplate 50 of a suitable knetter 51, and co- Sii CII

operates with the knot tying mechanism thereof to bind the sheaf. It is to be understood that all of the mechanism above described is carried either on the binder trame 52 or on a supplemental frame 53 and 545; between the binder frame' and the pipe 1li.

The operation ot the mechanism shown herein is as follows: Let us assume that the parts are in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1, wherein one sheaf is upon the supplemental deck and another is bound but not yet discharged thereon, the lug 26 of the clutch controlling member 13 is in engagement with the pawl 27 of the clutch 2S, the discharge arm 31 is in the lower dotted line position shown, the needle 116 and link connection lS-lQ are raised, the clutch controlling member 39 is in the raised position shown, the compressor arm 42 is forced backward about its axis on the shaft 40, the pivoted tripping member 1G is in the raised full line position shown, and the shear delivering member 1 is just coming into contact with the latter. As the member 1 drops upon the tripping lever 16, the latter is thrown about its pivot to the dotted line position shown, and through the link 17 throws the clutch controlling member' y13 upward, causing its lug 26 to be disengaged from the clutch pawl 27. The clutch 24S is thus free to connect the power shaft 29 with the discharge arm 31 and the rotating cam wheel 36. The discharge arm 31 is thrown from the lower dotted position shown toward the upper dotted position, sweeping outward the shear which has just been bound. and forcing the same up against the sheaf resting upon the supplemental deck in such a manner as to force the latter sheaf over the edge of the deck upon the shear delivery member 1. As this last mentioned sheaf falls upon the tines of the member 1, it strikes against the tripping lever 7 controlling the operation thereof and, through they shear delivering mechanism, throws the arm 1 backward about its pivot to deliver the sheat to the shocker cradle. As the member 1 is raised from engagement with the tripping lever 16 and the discharge arm 31 is rotated about its pivot, the cam wheel 3G operates the link connection 37-38, raising the same, Iand the compressor arm L12, so that the latter is again in the path of the grain. At the same time, since the clutch controlling member 39 is movable with the link connection 37-33, the latter is thrown into engagem cnt with the binder clutch pawl 27 to prevent the fourth revolution of the shaft 29 and place the parts in position to be again operated when the neXt sheaf is bound. soon as the member l2 is returned to its normal position the contin* uously operating packer arms 4&1 pack another sheat against the same, and when the pressure ot' the grain against the arm Ll2 has reached a predetermined degree, the latter is `lf'oreed downward again to raise the clutch controlling member 39 and again re lease the clutch pawl 27. The shaft 29 is thus again freed so that it can move through two revolutions to rotate the discharge arm 31 from the upper dotted position to the lower dotted position. During this rotative movement the binding mechan-ism is operated, the link connection iS-#19 rotating from the dotted line position to the full line position and at vancing the binding needle ilo to coperate with the knot-ter 51 and bind the sheaf. At the time, however, that the sheai' discharging arm 31 has moved around tol the lower dotted position shown, the link connection 37-38 has al-so been depressed by the cam wheel 36 to throw the clutch controlling member 39 upward and release the clutch controlling member 1S so that the latter falls downward of its own weight into the path oi' the clutch controlling pawl 27 in position to engage the latter when it completes its second revolution. It is to be noted that in this position the parts are again returned to their initial position described above, the sheat torming, binding and discharging mechanism being stopped and the trippinglever 16 being raised ready to be aga-in engaged by the sheart delivering member 1. Obviously, this operation will continue automatically during the oscillation of the shear delivering member 1. It is further obvious that this operation will be automatically discontinued during the shock binding operation by the movement of the binder link 13, which acts to throw the member 11 into engagement with the clutch pawl 9 and thus render the sheaf delivering member 1 inoperative.

lt is to be noted that in the construction shown 'the shocker1 through the position of its fork, controls the delivery of sheaves thereto and determines whether or not the shea'f discharging mechanism oi the binder is operated, and that, while the shear' forming mechanism of the binder is tree to operate, the discharging mechanism thereof is held inoperative until the fork assumes a predetermined position wherein it is ready to receive the sheaf therefrom. It is further to be noted that at all times the controlling mechanism described herein not only acts automatically to interrupt the discharge ot a sheaf or sheaves from the binder when the fork is delayed in returning to sheai' receiving position, but also acts to delay the discharge of the sheaves from the binder when the latter is operating in heavy grain and the natural tendencv of its binding and discharging mechanism is to increase the number of bundles discharged in a given time beyond the capacity of the fork-i In other words, when the binder is operating in heavy grain where the tendency of lts discharging mechanism is to increase the Ynumber of discharging operations in a given time beyond the number of operations of the fork in that same time, throughthe con- Y tions where the grain runs light or heavy in patches around the field, by providing the sheaf delivery mechanism with capacity greaterV than the amount of grain usually coming up the conveyers, this delivery mechanism will operate to relieve any congestion in the binder caused by the retardation of the discharging mechanism thereof during heavy grain conditions, or while the shock Yis being discharged, very shortly after the binder passes out of the heavy grain or the fork has commenced building the next shock. In fact, it has been found that, when operating under the average conditions in patched or spotted fields only'two or three operations of the fork are required after the binder has passed out of the heavy grain or the shock has been set to permit the fork to catch up and reduce the congestion.

lWhen operating on large areas of heavy grain, however, it is of course tobe understood in this connectionV that the binding mechanism may, if desired, be so adjusted as to increase the size of the bundles bound thereby and thus increase the capacity of the binder and shocker in such a manner as to avoid continued congestion.

While we have described one form of our invention in this application, it is to be Lunderstood that the form shown herein is susceptible of modification, and that our invention is not limited to the specific embodiment of the same chosen for purposes of illustration. Y

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In combination, sheaf discharging mechanism, shocker mechanism, and means controlled by the latter controlling the delivery of each sheaf from said discharging mechanism.

2. In combination, sheaf discharging mechanism, shocker mechanism, and means controlled thereby for regulating the intervals between the sheaves delivered by said discharging mechanism.

3. In combination, sheaf discharging Vmechanism, shocker mechanism, and means controlled bythe latter controlling the delivery time of each sheaf from said di scharging mechanism.

4f. In combination, automatic sheaf discharging mechanism, means for receiving the discharged sheaves, and means coperating therewith for preventing the intervals between the operations of said discharging mechanism from falling below a certain minimum under all grain conditions.

5. In combination, automatic sheaf discharging mechanism, and intermittently operating controlling means for preventing the intervals between the operations thereof from falling below a certain minimum upon an increase in the quantity of grain to be acted upon thereby.

In a harvesting machine, sheaf discharging mechanism, and mechanism actuated by said discharging mechanism automatically controlling each operation thereof.

7. In a harvesting machine, sheaf discharging mechanism, means for receiving the discharged sheaves and mechanism regulating the delivery time thereof set in operation by said sheaf receiving mechanism.

8. In a harvesting machine, sheaf dis- Y charging mechanism, and mechanism actuated. by a sheaf discharged therefrom auto matically timing successive operations thereof.

9. In a harvesting machine, a binder including sheaf discharging' mechanism, and means automatically locking said mechanism at a point intermediate the ends of its cycle of operation.

10. In a harvesting machine, sheaf discharging mechanism, and sheaf delivery mechanism for controlling said discharging mechanism during the interval between successive operations of said discharging mechanism.

l1. In a harvesting machine, sheaf discharging mechanism, sheaf delivery mechanism including a movable sheaf delivery member receiving sheaves therefrom, and means engageable at intervals by said delivery member controlling said discharging mechanism.

12. In a harvesting machine, sheaf discharging mechanism, sheaf delivery mechanism including a movable sheaf delivery member receiving sheaves therefrom, and tripping mechanism engageable at intervals by said delivery member controlling said discharging mechanism.

13. In a harvesting machine, a binder including sheaf discharging mechanism, and means interrupting the movement of said discharging mechanism prior to the completion of the discharging operation.

14. In a harvesting machine, coperating sheaf binding and discharging mechanism, and means coperating therewith stopping the discharging mechanism after a sheaf has been bound and prior to the discharge thereor.

15. In a harvesting machine, a binder including shear discharging mechanism, and means interrupting the operation or the same ata rractional part or its cycle or operation.

1G. In combination, a shear discharging arm rotatable through 360o and eirecting during each cycle or its operation the discharge or a shear, operating mechanism thereror, and means ror positively stopping the movement thereor When said arm is approaching its shear discharging position and is in proximity to a bundle and in the path or the grain and subsequently continuing said movement in the same direction.

17. In a harvesting machine, shear discharging mechanism, controlling mechanism thereror, a shock receptacle and cooperating shear delivery mechanism delivering sheaves thereto controlling said controlling mechanism.

18. In a harvesting machine, shear discharging mechanism, controlling mechanism thereror, and coperating shear delivery mechanism controlled by a shear discharged by said discharging mechanism and controlling the latter.

19. In a harvesting machine, shear discharging mechanism, controlling mechanism thereror, a shock receptacle and cooperating shear delivery mechanism delivering sheaves thereto timing each operation or said controlling mechanism.

2O.v In combination, a binder, shear discharging mechanism thereon, shear delivery mechanism including a coperating swinging shear delivery member, and means controlled by said member ror regulating the interval between the sheaves discharged thereby.

Q1. In combination, a binder, shear discharging mechanism thereon, a shock receptacle, means including a coperating swinging shear delivery member, deliver'- ing` sheaves thereto, and means set in operation by said delivery member controlling said discharging mechanism.

22. In combination, a binder, shear discharging mechanism thereon, a shock .receptacle, means including a coperating swinging shear delivery member delivering sheaves thereto, and means actuated by said delivery member timing the operation or said discharging mechanism.

23. In combination, shear discharging mechanism, a coperating shear delivery member, and means controlled by said member ror interrupting the movement or said discharging mechanism at a point intermediate the ends or its cycle or operation.

24. In combination, shear discharging mechanism, controlling mechanism ror said mechanism normally holding the same out or operation, a shock receptacle and shear delivery mechanism delivering sheaves thereto controlling said controlling mechamsm.

25. In a `harvesting machine, a binder including shear discharging mechanism, controlling mechanism thereror, and supplemental. controlling mechanism coperating therewith interrupting the operation or said discharging mechanism prior to the completion or the discharging operation. Y

26. In a harvesting machine, automatic shear discharging mechanism, a shock receptacle, automatic shear` delivery mechanism delivering sheaves thereto, and means whereby said shear discharging mechanisms may be thrown out or operation during a predetermined interval in each cycle or its operation controlled by said shear delivery mechanism.

2.7. In a shocking machine, shear discharging mechanism, a shock receptacle mechanism including a coperating movable shear delivery member delivering sheaves thereto, mechanism operable upon the delivery or a shear to said delivery member to set the latter in operation, and means preventing the delivery or sheaves thereror until the same has returned to its initial position.

28. In ayshoclring machine, a shock receptacle, movable shear delivering means delivering sheaves thereto, mechanism operable upon the delivery or a shear to said delivery means to set the latter in operation, and means controlled by said shear delivering means preventing the delivery or sheaves thereto until said delivering means has returned to its initial position.

29. In combination, shear discharging mechanism, a shock receptacle, mechanism including a movable shear delivery member delivering sheaves thereto, mechanism automatically operated by the delivery or a shear to said delivery member to set the latter in operation, and automatic means ror preventing the-delivery or sheaves to said delivery member during a part or its cycle or operation.

30. In combination, shear discharging mechanism, a shock receptacle, mechanism including a movable shear delivery member delivering sheaves thereto, mechanism automatically operated by the delivery or a shear to said member to set the latter in operation, and automatic means controlled by said delivery member ror preventing the delivery or sheaves thereto during a predetermined part or each cycle or operation thereor.

31.` In ashoclring machine, shear delivermechanism operable upon the delivery or a shear thereto, a shear receiving member vcoperating with said mechanism, and

means preventing the delivery of sheaves to said sheaf delivering mechanism while the latter is delivering a sheaf to said receiving member. Y

32. Incombinatioin-a grain binder, sheaf discharging mechanism thereon, a shock receptacle, mechanism including a swinging sheaf vdelivery member delivering sheaves thereto, and mechanism including a trip engageable by said delivery member control- `ling said shear discharging mechanism.

33. In combination, a binder, shea discharging mechanism thereon, a shock receptacle, means including a swinging sheaf delivery member delivering sheaves thereto, and means controlled by said sheaf delivery member' controlling said discharging mechanism and setting the same in operation when said delivery member occupies a predetermined position with respect thereto.

34. In combina-tion, a binder, sheaf discharging mechanism thereon, a shock recepptacle, means including a movable sheaf delivery member delivering sheaves thereto normally disposed in position to receive a sheaf from said discharging mechanism, and means controlled by said member for interrupting the discharge of sheaves from said discharging mechanism at all times except when said member is in receiving position.

35. In combination., automatic sheaf discharging mechanism, automatic sheaf delivery mechanism coperating therewith, means for interrupting the operation of said delivery mechanism, and means for maintaining the intervals between the operations of the discharging mechanism substantially the same before and after said interruption.

36. In a shocking machine, sheaf discharging mechanism, a shockreceptacle, means including a movablesheaf delivery member delivering sheaves thereto, control'- ling mechanism for said delivery member engaged and actuated by a sheaf delivered to said member, means actuated by said member for preventing the delivery of sheaves therein during the delivery of sheaves thereby.

37. In al shocking machine, sheaf delivering mechanism operable upon the delivery of a sheaf thereto, a sheaf receiving member cooperating with said mechanism, and sheaf discharging mechanism controlled by said delivering mechanism interrupting the delivery of sheaves thereto while'the latter is delivering a shear to said receiving member and in turn controlling' the actuation of said sheaiI delivery mechanism upon its return to its initial position. Y

38. In a shocking machine, a movable sheaf delivering member, means Jfor operating said delivering member actuated upon the delivery oi a sheaf thereto, a sheaf rcceiving member coperating with said delivery member, means preventing the delivery of sheaves to said delivering member while the latter is delivering a sheaf to said receiving member, means movable during the binding of the sheaves in said shear receiving member, and means controlled by said last mentioned means for rendering said sheaf delivering member inoperative during the binding operation.

39. In combination, a binder, sheaf forming and discharging mechanism carried thereon, a shocker cooperating therewith, and means controlled by said shocker for automatically interrupting said discharging mechanism after the completion of the operation of said binding mechanism.

40. In combination, automatic sheaf binding and discharging mechanisms, sheaf delivery mechanism controlled by said discharging mechanism, and mechanism controlled by said delivery mechanism and in turn controlling said discharging mechanism interrupting at intervals the operation of said discharging mechanism after the completion of the binding operation.

41. In combination, a binder, automatic sheaf discharging mechanism carried thereon, an automatic shocker, a movable sheaf delivering member carried thereon, and tripping mechanism automatically actuated by said sheaf delivering member automatically controlling the operation of said sheaf discharging mechanism.

42. In combination, a binder deck, sheaf discharging mechanism thereon, a sheaf dclivery member normally disposed beneath said binder deck and movable out of normal position, means for holding said discharging mechanism out of operation, and means whereby said discharging mechanism is thrown into operation whenever said delivery member returns to normal position.

43. In combination, a sheaf discharging arm, a shear binding needle, knot tying mechanism cooperating with the latter, sheaf forming mechanism, mechanism for operating said elements, means set in operation by said sheaf forming mechanism controlling the operation of said discharging arm, and means operatively connected to said discharge arm for rendering the same temporarily inoperative after the sheaf is bound by said binding mechanism and prior to the discharge thereof.

44. In combination, sheaf forming, binding and discharging mechanism, operating mechanism therefor, including a binder clutch, a clutch controlling member, and a supplemental clutch controlling member, said clutch controlling members being operatively connected to a moving part of said mechanism and at intervals successively engaging said clutch to control said rst mentioned mechanisms.

4:5. In combination, shear binding and discharging mechanism, operating mechanism thereror including a movable clutch member normally movable through a predetermined path, and means ror controlling said discharging mechanism including a clutch controlling member projectable into engagement with said clutch member at a point intermediate the ends or its normal path or movement.

46. In combination, a pivoted compressor arm, shear packing mechanism cooperating therewith, operating mechanism thereror, a binder clutch included in said operating mechanism, means controlled by said coinpressor arm controlling the connection or said clutch, and an auxiliary clutch controlling member operatively connected to said operating mechanism and movable into engagement with said clutch between each movement or said controlling means into engagement therewith.

4:7. In combination, a binder, a binder deck thereon, shear binding and discharging mechanism on said binder deck, an upwardly and rearwardly swinging shear delivery member, operating mechanism ror said member, a trip disposed in the path or said member, a binder clutch, operative connections between the same and said binding and discharging mechanism, and clutch controlling connections between said trip and said binder clutch controlled by a moving part or said binding and discharging mechanism.

48. In combination, a rrame, shear binding mechanism thereon, shear discharging mechanism thereon, a binder deck, a binder clutch, clutch controlling mechanism operatively connected to said binding and discharging mechanism, a cooperating clutch controlling member operatively connected to one or said mechanisms, an operating connection operatively connected to said controlling member, and a trip member operatively connected to said operating connec-` tion and disposed beneath said binder deck at a point adjacent the delivery end thereof.

a9. In combination, shear rorming and binding mechanism, shear discharging mechanism, operating mechanism ror said several mechanisms, a binder clutch included in said operating mechanism, a clutch controlling member operatively connected to said shear rorming mechanism, and a supplemental clutch controlling member operatively connected to said discharging mechanism.

50. In combination, shear rorming and binding mechanism, shear discharging` mechanism, operating mechanism ror said several mechanisms, a binder clutch included in said operating mechanism, a clutch controlling member operatively connected to said shear rorming mechanism, and a supplemental clutch controlling member operatively connected to said shear discharging mechanism and engageable with said clutch during the interval when the latter is released by said first mentioned controlling member.

5l. In combination, shear discharging mechanism, a shear binding needle, a compressor arm, operating mechanism ror said elements, a binder clutch included therein and controlled by said compressor arm, means ope 'atively connecting said shear discharging mechanism and said compressor arm, means operatively connecting said shear discharging mechanism and said needle, and supplemental clutch controlling mechanism controlled by said shear discharging mechanism and cooperating with said compressor arm to interrupt the movement or said shear discharging mechanism and said shear binding mechanism.

52. In combination, shear discharging mechanism, shear binding mechanism, a compressor arm, operating mechanism ror said mechanisms, a binder clutch included therein controlled by said compressor arm, means operatively connecting said shear discharging mechanism and said compressor arm, means operatively connecting said shear discharging mechanism and said needle, supplemental clutch controlling mechanism controlled by said shear discharging mechanism and cooperating with said compressor arm to control the movement or said shear discharging mechanism and a tripping member operatively connected to said supplemental clutch controlling mechanism and through the latter controlling the operation or all or said previously mentioned elements.

53. In combination, shear rorming, binding and discharging mechanism, mechanism ror operating the same, a clutch included in said operating mechanism and controlling the connection or said mechanisms thereto, a clutch controlling member operatively connected to said shear rorming mechanism and actuated thereby to release the clutch and operatively connect said operating mechanism to said binding mechanism upon the completion or the shear rorming operation, a supplemental clutch controlling member normally engageable with said clutch operatively connected to said discharging mechanism and held out or engagement with said clutch thereby during the interval that said rirst mentioned controlling member is in engagement therewith and releasing mechanism rory said last mentioned clutch una controlling member operatively connected thereto. Y

54:. In combinatiomsheaf forming, binding and-discharging mechanisms, mechanism for-operating the same, a clutch included in said operating mechanism and controlling the connection of said mechanisms thereto, aV clutch controlling member operatively connected to said sheaf forming mechanism and operated thereby upon the completion of the formation of a sheaf to release said clutch and throw said binding mechanism into operation, .a supplemental clutch controlling member operatively connected to said Vdischarging mechanism and engageable With said clutch to throw said mechak'nism out of operation prior to the completion of its cycle of operation, and clutch tripping mechanism operatively connected to said last mentioned clutch controlling 2 Copies of this patent maybe obtained for ive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 2D. C. 

